Callaway Big Bertha B21 Vs Ping G425 Irons Comparison And Review
You know there is going to be a lot of attention on any irons that Ping or Callaway release and that is certainly the case with these 2.
The G425’s are Ping’s first release since 2019 and a much anticipated upgrade to the popular G400 & G410’s that offer distance, forgiveness and feel.
The B21’s carry on the legendary Big Bertha name with a quality set of game improvement irons that pack tons of beginner friendly features.
Club Technology
The G425 have a thin, variable thickness face that offers forgiveness and the irons are smaller and more compact than their predecessors.
The Big Bertha Irons have large heads with wide soles that offer a huge sweet spot. The irons are also crafted using AI to ensure the weighting in each clubs is optimized for performance.
The B21’s are going to be perfect for beginners. They have high lofts and the tungsten weighting offers a low Center of Gravity for high loft.
Ping have also on higher lofts and claim these irons offer ‘Towering Distance’. The Cascading soles and weighted head and hosel make it a walk in the park to get these irons into the air and the offset ensures straight, consistent strikes.
If you are just starting in golf, go for the B21’s but if you want more feel, playability and control as a better player, aim for the G425’s.
For us overall, the Sim Max are very hard to beat for the average player or beginner.
Ping G425 Irons
Category – Game Improvement Irons
Callaway Big Bertha B21 Irons
Category – Game Improvement Irons
Ping G425 Irons – First Impressions
After taking 2020 off, the G425 Irons are a much anticipated upgrade to the G410’s and the first thing you notice with these irons is that the heads are smaller and more compact.
The irons incorporate two weights, a visible screw at the front of the clubhead and a weight in the hosel. This, coupled with the wide and cascading sole allows a quality ball launch angle.
Ping have gone for the metal wood style material for the first time in a set of irons and the variable face thickness allows for a lot of forgiveness and ball speed on any strike, even when you hit the ball off center.
They also have a multi material badge filling in the cavity at the back to dampen any vibrations on mishits.
The irons have a slight bit of offset for forgiveness but you are going to get plenty of feel from these especially from Irons you would classify as game improvement.
Big Bertha B21 – First Impressions
The B21’s take on the legendary name of the Big Bertha series and these irons are super forgiving and easy to hit.
The Irons have been designed using Artificial Intelligence that ensures the very best weighting and features are included for maximum accuracy and forgiveness.
The clubs also have wide soles and a pronounced offset that ensures you get tons of forgiveness even when you don’t hit the ball flush on the sweet spot.
The clubs have a lot of loft, allowing you to get the ball in the air while the Tungsten Weighting keeps the center of gravity low.
You shouldn’t have any problems getting the ball in the air with these Irons.
G425 – Selling Points
- Metal Wood Finish
- Multi Badge Material
- Small, More Compact Heads
- Perimeter Weighting
- Excellent Feel And Control
Big Bertha B21 – Selling Points
- Artificial Intelligence
- Urethane Microspheres
- Lots Of Loft In The Clubs
- Wide Soles – Large Sweet Spot
- Flash Cup Face For Ball Speed
Who Are The G425 Irons For
The Ping Irons aren’t going to be for every beginner. These irons will be incredible popular for improving and better players who want to get more feel on the ball without sacrificing forgiveness and consistency.
If you are someone who wants to starting working the ball a bit more, the G425’s are a perfect choice.
Ping G425 Family Of Irons
The G425 Irons also come in a crossover version which are black in color and the steel face on the crossover maximizes the distance you can get with G425 Crossovers.
Distance: 95/100
Accuracy: 95/100
Forgiveness: 94/100
Feel And Control: 93/100
Overall Score: 94/100
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Who Are The B21 Irons For
The Big Bertha B21 Irons are for beginners and high handicappers who want to get as much forgiveness as possible from their clubs and will perfect for anyone who struggles to get the ball in the air with their irons.
B21 Family Of Irons
The B21 come in only 1 format but there are plenty of other offerings in 2021 from Callaway in The Mavrik family and Apex 21 Iron Sets.
The Mavrik irons are perfect for High – Mid Handicappers and the Apex 21 Set is perfect for the better players among us.
Distance: 94/100
Accuracy: 96/100
Forgiveness: 98/100
Feel And Control: 86/100
Overall Score: 94/100
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Aidan Lehane here, I’m a Mid-low handicap golfer who has made tremendous progress in breaking 90 in just over 1 year of playing golf seriously.
I get out to the course or range as often as possible and review all the equipment I’ve come across on this blog.
